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1. Controversy as Brazil prepares for 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics
(Sports/Professional)

... With success often comes controversy, however. Reconstruction of Rio de Janeiro’s soccer temple, "The Maracana" has drawn considerable resistance. The historic stadium, built for the 1950 World Cup, ...

2. Got stress? Get moving and exercise!
(Health/Healthquest)

... Fortune 500 company, a Kindergarten teacher or a construction worker, you have stress to deal with. But you don't have to let it get the best of you. By battling stress in your day-to-day routine, ...

3. Christie administration proposes housing policy changes to help homelessness
(N.J./State)

... housing developers to include housing for homeless families in their suburban developments. The proposed rules also aim to increase the construction of affordable housing in good school districts and ...

4. Charity polo event set for Liberty State Park in June aims to attract visitors
(Sports/Professional)

... the Liberty Science Center, or just take in the incredible views of New York’s skyline and enjoy our park.’’ The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic has been held at Governors Island since 2008, but a construction ...

5. Activists give Christie a 'D' for environmental record
(N.J./State)

... Bay and statewide; • Enacted law to reduce post-construction soil compaction to reduce stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution in Barnegat Bay and all of New Jersey's waterways; • Adopted a ...

6. 7 New Jersey community health centers to share $18M in federal aid
(Health/Healthquest)

... renovation and construction projects and boost health centers’ ability to care for additional patients. The awards are part of a series of capital investments that are made available to community health ...

7. N.J. awards historic preservation efforts in Clinton, Demarest, Commercial and Haddon Heights
(N.J./State)

... recreated by using local mill-cut lumber and employing original construction methods. The restored structures serve as a homeport to the A.J. Meerwald, a historic schooner that serves as centerpiece for ...

8. Bin Laden's death anniversary leads to Obama and Romney war of words
(U.S./Nation)

... the Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference Monday. "Ronald Reagan said that, that great socialist Ronald Reagan said that. Couldn't get through a Republican primary these days." ...

9. New Jersey carpenters offer craftsmanship, support to build memorial for fallen service heroes
(N.J./State)

... of Carpenters (NRCC), and coordinated the construction for the concrete foundation of a stone memorial that will be built on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), New Jersey. Observance of this ...

10. New Jersey's rare native plants need protection
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Pinelands Preservation Alliance and the New Jersey Natural Heritage Program began blocking illegal off-road vehicles, cleaning up dumped construction debris, cutting ...

11. Education Law Center charges state DOE has failed to make emergent repairs in urban schools
(N.J./State)

... of Education has failed to promptly review and approve hundreds of emergency health and safety projects in urban school buildings statewide, as required under the state Educational Facilities Construction ...

12. Liberty Natural Gas temporarily kills plan to build liquefied gas terminal off Asbury Park
(N.J./State)

... and configuration to site the project exclusively offshore, and redesigning its construction and techniques to substantially reduce seabed impacts," the company wrote regulators. Liberty 's plan was ...

13. NJIT Civil Engineers take first place at Concrete Canoe Competition
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... this event was able to turn out so smoothly. I was mostly concerned about the weather on the day of the competition. Nevertheless, it all worked!” Taking bows for leadership and skill were construction ...

14. March job loss in N.J. ends 6-month growth
(Money/Economy)

... sector industry so-called supersectors while three registered gains. Industries that recorded the largest job losses included, professional and business services (-4,000), construction (-3,200), education ...

15. 'Deepsea Challenger' takes scientist James Cameron into the Mariana Trench to study seafloor ecosystems
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY RICHARD A. LUTZ and PAUL G. FALKOWSKI RUTGERS TODAY Humans have always been fascinated by the deep sea. Early sketches of submarines in the 16th century led to the construction of the first underwater ...

16. N.J. Association of Women Business Owners to host Business and Procurement Expo in Edison [VIDEO]
(Money/Economy)

... WOW Panel Workshop, moderated by Caren Franzini, CEO of the NJ EDA with input from big pharmacy, education, utility, transportation, and construction representatives with tips on how you can participate ...

17. Taxpayers thank Christie
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

First, tolls - compliments of the PA - would have gone up faster. More importantly, I'd like this pinhead politicians to name the last construction project to come in on budget. A driveway in NJ can't ...

18. Federal report: Christie misled public on cost of Hudson River commuter rail tunnel
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie intentionally overestimated the cost to New Jersey for the construction of what was to be a commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River from ...

19. Sweeney, Norcross attack on Lautenberg over Rutgers-Rowan merger was calculated
(Opinion/Commentary)

... after the Senator tore into Christie when the Governor cancelled the state’s participation in the construction of a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel. While intra-party confrontations are not uncommon — ...

20. Government contractors contributed $9.1M to Jersey politicians in 2011
(Money/Economy)

... Creamer-Sanzari Joint Venture $ 92,164,605, Tilcon New York Inc. $ 87,391,352, George Harms Construction Co. Inc. $ 72,023,507, Union Paving & Construction Co. Inc. $ 69,067,908, and South State ...